Ideal Weight Calculator
Reference ranges from height | not a substitute for medical advice.
Guide: Ideal Weight Calculator
“Ideal weight” formulas (Devine, Robinson, etc.) give reference ranges from height. They do not account for muscle, bone density, or ethnicity-specific norms. Use them as loose guides alongside BMI and clinical advice. Insurance tables and old life-insurance charts popularized some formulas; modern care focuses on function, blood markers, and sustainable habits—not a single “correct” kilogram.
Healthy habits beyond the scale
Strength training, sleep, protein intake, and cardiovascular fitness often matter more than hitting a single target weight.
Waist-to-height under roughly 0.5 is a simple public-health screen complementary to BMI for many adults.
Why ranges disagree
Different formulas bake in different frame assumptions. Taller individuals see wider absolute disagreements between methods.
If your sport rewards power-to-weight, consult coaches who understand performance floors, not only population charts.